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Shoreham Academy[1]

Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 51 51.3 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL B- B- 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
51.3 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
56.9% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
18.3% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.56 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 54.8[6] 65.4%[6]
2023/24 52.3[4] 66.2%[4] +0.56[4]
2022/23 52.2[7] 62%[7] +0.54[7]
2021/22 55.4[8] 65%[8] +0.41[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
B- 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
16.3% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 C+[10] 8.8%[10]
2022/23 C+[11] 9.7%[11]
2021/22 C+[12] 4.5%[12]
2018/19 D+[13] 3.3%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
93% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
44% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
25% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
18% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
3% 2022/23[14]
Employment
4% 2022/23[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 93%[15] 40%[15] 25%[15] 21%[15] 1%[15] 5%[15]
2020/21 95%[16] 51%[16] 21%[16] 16%[16] 2%[16] 4%[16]
2019/20 96%[17] 47%[17] 24%[17] 19%[17] 1%[17] 3%[17]
2018/19 94%[18] 47%[18] 14%[18] 28%[18] 1%[18] 3%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
84% 2022/23[19]
UK higher education
38% 2022/23[19]
Education
42% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
5% 2022/23[19]
Employment
36% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 83%[20] 36%[20] 41%[20] 5%[20] 36%[20]
2020/21 74%[21] 40%[21] 43%[21] 3%[21] 28%[21]
2019/20 72%[22] 34%[22] 47%[22] 3%[22] 22%[22]
2018/19 71%[23] 14%[23] 25%[23] 9%[23] 37%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
48% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
5% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
9% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
0% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 69%[26] 16%[26]
2019/20 56%[25] 12%[25] 9%[25] 0%[25]
2018/19 43%[27] 4%[27] 4%[27] 0%[27]
2017/18 36%[28] 8%[28] 9%[28] 0%[28]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
7 Feb 2024[29]
Type
S5 Inspection[29]
Report published
18 Mar 2024[29]
Personal development
Outstanding[29]
Quality of education
Outstanding[29]
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding[29]
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding[29]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[29]
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Outstanding[29]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Outstanding[29]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
1.9 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Applications (any preference)
624 Entry Sept 2026[30]
First preferences
350 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Places offered
325 Entry Sept 2026[30]
First preferences per place
1.1 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 559[30] 311[30] 294[30] 1.9[30] 1.1[30]
Entry Sept 2024 642[30] 350[30] 280[30] 2.3[30] 1.3[30]
Entry Sept 2023 661[30] 344[30] 316[30] 2.1[30] 1.1[30]
Entry Sept 2022 683[30] 377[30] 300[30] 2.3[30] 1.3[30]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy sponsor led[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Faith
Christian[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1700[1]
Trust
UNITED LEARNING TRUST[1]
Local authority
West Sussex[1]
Website
http://www.shoreham-academy.org[1]
District
Adur[31]
Postcode
BN43 6YT[1]
URN
135962[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1777 2024/25[32]
English as an additional language
7.9% 2024/25[32]
SEN support
16.3% 2024/25[32]
EHC plan
4.8% 2024/25[32]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
17.6% 2024/25[32]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
86.3%[33]
Mixed
7.4%[33]
Asian
2.9%[33]
Black
1.3%[33]
Any other ethnic group
1.7%[33]
Unclassified
0.4%[33]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

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    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
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    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
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